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Ely's Philippine Imports: New Orleans Filipino Store, meeting place of Pinoys

by reynz on October 14, 2009

In New Orleans, I was on a hunt. Hunting for a Filipino store. That hunt would bring me to Slidell, Louisiana. Across the bridge, across the lake, on a very rainy day. I’m sorry, I lost my camera so I don’t have a picture of this Filipino store in Slidell. She told me that there [...]

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Experience Southern Decadence in New Orleans

by reynz on September 6, 2009

An saya na naman this long Labor Day weekend sa Barrio Siete ko in New Orleans. Kagulo ang mga tao. Nag-lipana ang mga naka-heels na barako. Yong mga zuzu nabili lang sa Walmart. Puno na naman ang city nang mga Torresta. Maligaya na naman ang coffers nang city dahil temporarily bumabagsak ang unemployment rate. That’s [...]

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Southern Decadence in New Orleans

by reynz on September 6, 2009

“Southern Decadence started thirty-eight years ago as a simple going-away party. As a top gay Labor Day Weekend destination, it has now evolved into one of the world’s major annual events. One of the largest annual celebrations in New Orleans, it has become known as the “Gay Mardi Gras.” People begin to arrive [...]

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Labor day

by reynz on August 20, 2009

Yan ang bumulaga saken on TV screen kahapon!
Saan ako tatakbo ngayon?
Sa Houston, Texas?! Eeeek! Wag dun!
Bahala na! Kaya dapat, mai-uwi ko mga ibang gamet sa Philadelphia.
Alas dos, tinawag kame lahat sa pabrika.
Me importanteng mensahe.
Binigyan kami nang porno.
Binuksan ko.
EEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

*kabog* !!! *kabog*
ngayon na ba?! ngayon na ba? gulat ako kung pinag-eebakwet na kami!
sa evacuation, puro one-way street [...]

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A day in the life of La Kapitana in New Orleans

by reynz on July 20, 2009

Ang Barrio Siete ko na New Orleans is called The Big Easy. Don’t ask me why. It’s not easy to make hada nang lalaki at babae dito. Kaya, I decided na bumaba nang bundok ng me araw pa. Pourquoi? Dahil hindi ko pa nasisilayan ang barrio (sa looban) na to ever since I came noong [...]

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July 4 Solitaire

June 30, 2009

That’s not me, pero parang ganyan na rin ang feel ko today. Bwisit ako. Irita. Litsi. Grr! I was uber-busy laswik. Uber talaga. Kaliwa-kanang meeting. Araw araw. Me mga “importanteng bisita na me chapa” at binitbit pa ako sa labas para lang mag “kwentuhan”. Nakalimutan ko tuloy bumili nang tiket pauwi sa Philadelphia this weekend. [...]

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It’s not summer yet in New Orleans

June 20, 2009

Photo Credits: My Camera. My very, very own camera.
I have been planning to be in that boat. Wala lang. Ride ride along the Mississippi River, takot lang ako kasi everytime na nakakakita ako nang tubig, type kong mag-dive dahil nga sirena ako. But today, wez ko type mag ride nang boat.

Sight nyo?! Ganyan kainit [...]

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Mid-life crisis in the south

February 28, 2009

It’s been a week and I have not seen any of the common tindahan na nakikita ko sa East Coast. Wala akong makitang 7-11 kahit di ko sya kursunada sa East Coast. At mas lalong wala akong makitang Wawa. Why Wawa? It’s one of those na malalaking chain nang convenience stores sa East Coast na [...]

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Smiles are hard to come by in this city

February 27, 2009

Nalulungkot ang lola sa bago kong barrio mga kabisyo. I don’t go out. Holed up lang ako sa kweba ko along with the rest of the seniorettes here sa lungga ko. Me kachika akong thunders, walang sinabi saken, be careful chorva. Don’t go out alone etcetera at yun din parati ang sinasabi nang mga officemates [...]

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The history of this hotel

February 24, 2009

Woke up early, medyo ok na. Parang me nakaipit lang sa lalamunan.
Had coffee and I was at my usual corner at the back entrance.

Smoking.
Lumapit si Brian.

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My 10 states driving journey in the United States, last series

February 21, 2009

From what I hear, New Orleans is below sea level. I did not check Wikipedia. Basta yan ang sabi saken and there are so many bayou at lakes dito. Kahit saan ka pumunta, puro tubig. This is fronting my apartment of course. Yong tapat is the New Orleans Museum of Arts at pagkalaki-laking park.

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My 10 states driving journey in the United States, 2nd series

February 20, 2009

7. Georgia
It was raining bad that night in South Carolina. I remember, nagulantang ako nang kidlat and the downpour. I went outside. Feel ko, nasa Pasig ako watching the rain. An lakas nang buhos. I was glad I did not drive that night. I left South Carolina very early in the morning, around 4am. No [...]

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My 10 states driving journey in the United States, 1st series

February 19, 2009

P.S. It took the cable guy awhile to install my internet. I was going to get a T-Mobile Wireless for $50 a month, but Cox Cable has a $15/month special. Eh cheappangga ang lola! Kaya sorry kung natagalan ako to be online. It’s just now – Sunday! Can you believe how agonizing it was not [...]

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I’m not afraid to take risks, yet, I get nervous and scared like shit!

February 17, 2009

Washington DC is nice. Yeah, it’s a very political town but that’s where most of the exciting activities happen. That is, political or otherwise. Haller! Remember Monica? It would have been nice if I got a job there. I could go home to Philly on a weekend. One of my most memorable experience here was [...]

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Conversation with Billy

February 5, 2009

Busy bird
I have been quite busy these days. I had a number of phone interviews from Portland, Las Vegas, New Orleans and Boston. This Monday, I was out on the road as early as 3:00am, catching a very early flight to Atlanta, Georgia, for a scheduled interview in the morning. From there, I had an [...]

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